The Miami Dolphins’ two-headed running back tandem of Kenyan Drake and Damien Williams produced 165 yards from scrimmage last Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. But the most interesting one-game glimpse into how that position now relies on versatility...

It was about as competitive as you expected this opener to be. Miami led Bethune-Cookman 24-6 at half, and 38-13 after three quarters. So Miami had a good workout against a lower-level opponent on a day that had all the feel of a NFL preseason game.
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Baltimore Ravens: Justin Tucker is 27 for 27 on field-goal tries. His run of 34 in a row over two seasons is tied for the sixth best in NFL history.
Buffalo Bills: Tyrod Taylor leads all quarterbacks with 439 yards rushing. He has run for a touchdown...

This one tests your heart. Brad Kaaya has not won big at Miami. He isn't a finished product at quarterback. His family isn't desperate for money. He hasn't graduated.
But in the third quarter of Miami's 40-21 win against Duke, you saw why Saturday...

As the NFL draft nears, we're taking a 10-day position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need. Here's our assessment at running back.
Bears status
Matt Forte's eight-season run as the Bears' top tailback ended abruptly in...

When the NFL meetings formally kick off Monday in Boca Raton improving player safety will be at the top of the league's agenda.
The annual spring meetings provide NFL owners, front office figures, and head coaches a chance to handle the league's business...

As a running back for Denver Broncos teams that featured a Hall of Fame-bound quarterback, Terrell Davis adopted a specific attitude for Super Bowls.
"You have to believe that this game and everything around it relies, or is based, on your...

Lamar Miller's personality mirrors his running style.
He lacks aggression and sometimes exhibits too much patience.
He'd rather elude confrontation, as if it's a pursuing linebacker, which is why we haven't heard the three-year starter complain about...

Throughout the second half last weekend in Kansas City, a multitude of Bears found themselves reflecting on an allegory they had recently heard. It involved a lumberjack and a giant tree trunk and a theme of persistence.
Several players think they...

Our priorities are usually clarified by the issues we address first, what we place the most focus and emphasis on.
Two snapshots from Dan Campbell's first week as the Miami Dolphins' interim head coach hint that his immediate priority is to take the team...

A glance at each team in the AFC:
AFC EAST
BUFFALO BILLS
Last year: Despite posting first winning record in a decade, Bills missed playoffs for 15th consecutive season — NFL's longest active drought. Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula...

Former Dolphins tailback Daniel Thomas signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears on Thursday.Thomas, a former Kansas State standout drafted by the Dolphins in the second round in 2009, has rushed for 1,480 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in his...

If you ever suggest to Dolphins coach Joe Philbin that running back Lamar Miller is, well, lacking in short-yardage and goal-line situations, brace yourself for the response.
Most likely, Philbin has grown weary of that assertion. And it seems he wants...

Bill Lazor, in his first year as Dolphins offensive coordinator, became known as a guy who believes strongly in candor and accountability. That’s why his statement turned heads Tuesday.
Lazor, when asked about the Dolphins’ struggling red zone offense,...

Some people (cough, cough, Dave Hyde and cough, cough, Chris Perkins) need to put down the Kool Aid and pay attention to what they're sipping on.
Unlike some, I'm not interested in pretending like the 2015 Miami Dolphins are primed to become a winning...

The Miami Dolphins are taking an up close and personal look at Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon, hosting the tailback who rushed for 2,587 yards last season at the team's Davie facility on Wednesday, according to multiple sources.
Gordon, who started...

The Miami Dolphins offense took a step in the right direction last season, going from a unit that consistently sputtered in Joe Philbin's first two seasons as head coach to one that efficiently moved the football up and down the field.
But that step...

The Miami Dolphins are looking to fortify the team's depth at tailback, which explains why former Patriots tailback Stevan Ridley visited the team on Tuesday.
The Dolphins have four young tailbacks on the roster: Lamar Miller, Damien Williams, Mike...